Cryptocurrencies are more than a financial fad: they are a constitutive part of contemporary authoritarian policymaking.

In Trump 2.0, tariffs are now a powerful bargaining chip, with the size of the American market being used to pressure trading partners into removing long-standing tariff and non-tariff barriers.

How are countries in the Global Majority world responding to the US’s sudden demand for trade (re)negotiations in the digital economy?

Regulation is now simply perceived as a hindrance to America’s race for dominance and will be met with open hostility and economic reprisals.